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BAG FRAME FASTENING. No.. 334,654. Patented Jan. 19,1886.

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A. GOERTZ.

BAG FRAME FASTENING.

Patented Jan. 19, 1886;

BY M *Q ATTYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST GOERTZ, OF NEWVARK, NEWV JERSEY.

BAG-FRAME FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming art of Letters Patent No. 334,654, dated January 19, 1886.

Application filed November 9, 1885. Serial No.182,214. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUGUST GOERTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Frame Gatches;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to obtain a more perfect and secure fastening for bag, satchel, and purse frames, which, while presenting an appearance harmonizing with the frame, will be inexpensive and durable.

The invention consists in the arrangements and combinations of parts, substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embodied in the clauses of the claims.

Referring to the accompanying two sheets of drawings, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures, Figure 1 is a plan of a satchel-frame having the improved catch attached. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, an enlarged sectional view taken through pivotal pin and a catching-bar at one side of the pivotal catching-tongue; and Fig. 4 illustrates a certain modification which may be made in the construction of the said catchingbar. Fig. 5, Sheet 2, is a perspective view, showing parts of the frame sections with the catching parts attached thereto, a certain catchingtongue being shown in a disengaged relation to its cooperating catching part. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of pivotal portions which carry the catching-tongue, and Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of said tongue.

In said drawings, a a are pivoted or hinged sections or jaws of the frame, which may be provided with a handle in any ordinary manner. Said jaws or sections are held together by means of the improved catch, which is made as more clearly shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 5, in which b b are two studs, fixed by riveting or otherwise to one of said sections. 0 is a pivotal pin carried by said studs, and d a catching-tongue working between said studs upon said pin, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 5.

The free end of the said tongue.is provided with a bulb or head which serves as a suitable finger portion whereby said tongue is manipulated. Between the head and the pivotal portion the tongue is on the under side or edge provided with a notch, e, which is adapted to enter into catching relation to a bar, f, secured to the opposite or second frame-section. Said notch is formed on an incline, substantially as shown in Fig. 3, so that when the contents of the bag tend to sepa rate the sectionsthe tongue will tend to enter more closely and firmly into holding contact with the said bar f. The lower or outer wall of the notch is inclined or beveled outwardly, as at 9, so that in striking the bar f the tongue enters more readily into holding engagement.

The bar f may be in the form of a staple, as in Fig. 4, or it may be a pin held between two studs up from the frame, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 5, to allow the tongue to pass into proper holding relation.

The operation of the device is simple. By dropping thepivotal tongue upon the catching-barf the latter strikes the bevel or incline 9, thereby pressing the tongue it rides on said incline, the elastic nature of the framesections allowing a slight movement or give, and finally springs into the notch e, where said catching-bar is held securely because of the inclined position of the notch.

' Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. The combination, with the sections a a, of a bag or satchel, studs 1) b, a pivotal pin, 0, tongue d, having a notch, e, and fingerpiece, and a catching portion, f, on the section co-operating with that carrying the saidtongue, all said parts being arranged and combined substantially as herein set forth.

2. In combination, studs 1) 12, adapted to be secured to one bag-frame section, a pin carried by said studs, a tongue working on said pin and having an inclined slot to engage a catch on the co-operating section of the frame, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of October, 1885;

AUGUST GOERTZ.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, FREDK. F. CAMPBELL. 

